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Another letter to First Minister
After writing to the First Minister a week ago we had hoped Mr Swinney would be more on top of his brief regarding women’s rights to single-sex spaces. However,...
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Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
The Herald article Schools could face Sandie Peggie-style legal dispute highlighted our comments that local authorities that fail to uphold the School Premises Regulations on separate sex facilities for...
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Letter to First Minister
In what The Scotsman termed a “fiery exchange” in the Scottish Parliament yesterday, John Swinney faced increasing pressure to clarify the legal position regarding provision of separate sex changing...
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Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
We joined Sex Matters, MurrayBlackburnMackenzie and Fair Play for Women in sending the following letter to Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, calling on him to...
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The Problem with Pete
Imagine, if you will, a man called Pete. Pete is a manly-man, tall, with a beard and well-developed muscles. He’s also not real – or at least there may...
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Rules of Misogyny
There’s a much referenced list which circulates in women’s groups: created by Rose, a second-wave feminist known by the internet username ‘TheBewilderness’, it is called the Rules of Misogyny...
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UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls report to HRC
This is our submission to the call for input to inform the thematic report to the Human Rights Council by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls....
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Withdrawing children from religious observance at school
This is our submission to the Scottish Government consultation on their proposals to amend the legislation on religious observance and religious education in schools. The proposed changes are thought...
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Glasgow City Council: public toilet provision
This is our submission to Glasgow City Council consultation on public toilet provision. The Council has adopted a ‘feminist town planning’ strategy and believes that access to clean, accessible...
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – List of Issues
This is our response to the call for feedback on the UN List of Issues for the seventh periodic review for the UK of the International Covenant on Economic,...